From John Murray   20 March [1871]1

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Mar 20

My Dear Sir

The demands upon me for your book that I believe I must send to press 1000 more copies.2

I do not wish you to be troubled about any more corrections—But wish you to have notice—beforehand

Yours very faithfully | John Murray

Ch Darwin Esq

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 18 March [1871].
2
Murray refers to Descent; he had just issued a second printing of 2000 copies (see letter from John Murray, 18 March [1871]). A third printing of 2000 copies appeared in April 1871 (Freeman 1977; letter from John Murray, 10 May 1871).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7604,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7604